| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-retention storage heaters | — | £1,200 – £2,400 | £370 | 4.9 yrs | +11.6 pts · reaches C |
| Cavity wall insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £900 – £1,500 | £141 | 8.5 yrs | +4.4 pts |
Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.
Running costs
The full plan saves £370 a year — a 20.6% annual return on £1,800.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £1,411 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £173,683 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Talbot Close: 91 sales since 1995 · £214,679 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollybrook Infant School | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| Highfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| Hollybrook Junior School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| Cantell School | Secondary | 0.5 mi | Progress 8 +0.21 · above average (2023/24) |
| Upper Shirley High School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 +0.09 · average (2023/24) |
| Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton | Secondary | 1.2 mi | Progress 8 +0.82 · well above average (2023/24) |
Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.
Area context
Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01017150, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Talbot Close
How this home sits against its street.